LA ESPERA


Documentary, 2018
Color | 13min | Spanish | San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), Cuba





In Cuba, the Maternal Home is a space for pregnant women who present complications during pregnancy.
This short film accompanies a group of teenagers who share their particularities while waiting.




Directed by: Violena Ampudia
Screenplay: Anna Lu Machado Pilar Natalí Cardet & Violena Ampudia
Production: Gabriela Fonseca Villalobos
Cinematography: Natalia Cáceres de la Teja
Editing: Luis Troetsch Luis Troetsch
Sound: Borja Barrera Allué
With: Dayani Hernández, Nayeris Rodriguez, Anabel Castillo, Ana María Llorente, Melany Castillo, Yenima Rodriguez, Karina Romero, Yilian Arocha, Ariadna Lopez, Yamiset Guzman, Daimy Ponce, Maribel Bello, Elma Denny, Leonor Alarcon, Danai Mora.
Poster by: Diana Carmenate.












FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

2024

/ BOGOSHORTS, Visions of Latin American women, Colombia.

/ DONA'M cine, INTERNATIONAL FEMINIST SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.


2020

/ Best Documentary in TLANCHANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Mexico.

/ Official Selection at SEV DOC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Russia.

/ Official Selection at CINELATINO TUEBINGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Germany.

/ Official Selection at MUESTRA DE JÓVENES REALIZADORES, Havana, Cuba.


2019

/ CUBAN YOUNG FILM SHOWCASE in the South, Montevideo, Uruguay.